General Degree Information

Admission of Transfer Students

Students transferring
from another academic institution must meet the university-wide admission requirements
stated in the catalog. Students requesting permission to transfer from another
college at Texas Tech must have an adjusted cumulative GPA of at least 2.00.
In addition, they must provide the Student Division office (123 Drane Hall) with a transcript of all academic work. Several majors in the College of
Visual and Performing Arts have additional admission requirements. Consult the
"Admissions" section of the current catalog. Approval will be granted
at the Student Division office. The College of Visual and Performing Arts will
determine the applicability of any transferred credit to academic programs in
the college. The last 30 hours prior to graduation must be completed while enrolled
in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Catalog Selection

Students will use the catalog issued for the
year in which they were first officially admitted to the College of Visual
and Performing Arts, or a more recent catalog if approved. However, if
they later transfer to another institution or another college at Texas
Tech, they will use the catalog in effect when they are readmitted to
the College of Visual and Performing Arts. For these purposes, a catalog
expires after seven years at which time the current catalog becomes the
catalog in effect.

Core Curriculum Requirements

The Core Curriculum Requirements ensure
breadth in each academic program. These requirements have been incorporated
into the college's various degree programs. Students have no need to refer to
the Core Curriculum requirements unless so directed by their specific degree
program.

Course Load

A normal full-time course load is 15 hours
per semester. In calculating the course load, the dean will consider all active
correspondence courses as a part of the course load. Course loads in excess
of 19 semester hours require approval by the Associate Dean in the Student Division
of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The Maximum course load for a
student on probation is 16 hours. The normal course load for a single summer
term is 6-8 hours. To meet graduation requirements, a graduating senior may
petition to take 9 hour one term or a total of 15 hours in both terms.

Credit by Examination

A matriculated student may
attempt credit by examination by obtaining written approval from the academic
dean's office.

Degree Plan and Intention to Graduate

Students
are encouraged to file degree plans with the dean's office as soon as their
academic goals are clearly defined. Students must file degree plan upon completing
60 hours of course work and no later than one year prior the intended semester
of graduation. The Intention to Graduate form must also be filed one year before
the intended date of graduation.

Freshman Year

Entering freshmen develop their programs in conference
with an academic advisor. The students report to their advisors for such
individual conferences or group meeting as are needed for the purpose
of orienting themselves to academic regulations and procedures, curricula,
and degree requirements in their various areas of interest. Students are
urged to take required freshman courses during the freshman year. During
the sophomore year the student should complete the second year of English
and all other freshman requirements. Normally, Core Curriculum Requirements
should be completed by the end of the sophomore year. Freshmen should
not enroll in junior-senior level courses.

Grades of D

Credits for a course in which a grade of D is earned
may not be applied toward fulfillment of the major (sometimes including
adjunct requirements), minor, or teaching field requirements for any degree
program.

Grading Practices

The College of Visual and Performing Arts conforms
to University grading practices as set forth in the major section entitled
"Academic Regulation" in the university catalog. In addition,
the following regulations apply with the college. Except for those courses
designated "may be repeated for credit" in the catalog, no course
may be used more than once on a degree plan unless it has been approved
by the Associate Dean in the Student Division of the College of Visual
and Performing Arts.

Second Bachelor's Degree

No second bachelor's degree is conferred
until the candidate has completed at least 24 semester hours in residence
in addition to the courses counted toward the first bachelor's degree.
Credit by examination and correspondence courses will not satisfy the
24-hour residence requirement.

Teacher Education

The Curricula of most of the Bachelor
of Arts degree programs are sufficiently flexible to permit a student to major
in an academic subject, yet meet the requirements for certification by taking
the required courses in the College of Education. Prospective teachers should
refer to the section of the University Catalog describing teacher education
and consult the College of Education and the chairperson or undergraduate advisor
of the department in which they wish to major. Students wishing to pursue teacher
certification in one of the visual or performing arts should refer to the catalog
listings under those units (School of Art, School of Music, Department of Theatre
and Dance) and must consult with the appropriate advisor for those specific
disciplines.